Trash Cutters Awards
Program

Reducing
our waste requires the combined efforts of government,
businesses, and the public. The progress made in a few short
years has been remarkable--reaching and maintaining a statewide
average diversion rate of 50 percent and beyond.

This achievement would not have been possible without tremendous effort
on the part of local governments all over the state, providing a wide range
of exciting and successful waste reduction programs in their communities.
Now that the 50 percent statewide diversion goal has been reached, the
Integrated Waste Management Board is focusing on other ways to recognize
jurisdictions specific to the diversion mandate and is no longer offering
the Trash Cutter awards.

Jurisdictions that met the waste diversion requirements of the California
Integrated Waste Management Act in 2000 received a "Resources for the Future
Award" (see photo at right). This special award was the CIWMB's way of
congratulating jurisdictions for reaching 50 percent waste diversion,
reaching a Board-approved reduced goal, or making a "good-faith effort" to
achieve the goal.